![]() ![]() The change in 'neck' resonant pitch when the tuner weight changes is not theoretical. Still ab it there, but could have been there before and I didn't notice, because it's not outside of the normal. ![]() As to the G# resonance it almost disappeared after a day. Other than weight I think they contribute relatively very little to the sound on a classical guitar.Īs to first: These are relatively new strings that I kept after changing the tuners.Īs to the second: that's an interesting thought, that the tuners per sé (how they are built and from what materials) could change the sound independently of the weight.Ĭurious matter. So is it the tuners per se, or just changed in weight at the guitar head? Again, could you achieve the same just by adding some weight to the head stock and leaving the old timers on? Secondly, as you have pointed out, the weight is different. Well firstly you tend to change strings when you change tuners, but to notice a difference you should really put the old strings back on and then see if you can tell the difference. Luthiers here would contribute soon so I am standing-by. The tone quality was quite mysteriously shifting with the added weight and the location thereof, and there seemed to be no rule, or to be some very complex rule that I cannot understand. But again i have never tried anything heavier so i have to try at some point to be sure. The metal one I was using (and still I have) is a small d'addario NS and the one with a flip lever, so that I suppose the longer and bigger ones with a spring would result in much more dead tone I suppose. The heavier capo makes the tone somewhat dead compared to wooden capo. ![]() In case of the capos, there was a constant characteristics (again, as perceived) added wherever I fixed each of them. Interestingly, some very similar results were achieved (as non-scientifically perceived) in two distant fixing spots on the headstock. The little experiment with a small clamp was intriguing enough, as the clamp was way too heavy to add to the head but the resulting tonality was slightly shifted as I moved the location of its fixing point around the head. That was my goal to find that out when I started experimenting, but I have not found that out yet. RedCliff wrote: ↑ Tuesday 13 December 2022, 23:53 pmĪgain, could you achieve the same just by adding some weight to the head stock and leaving the old timers on? So I roughly understood, any slight weight distribution shift by an additional weight on the neck affects the tone big time. This may be the second most affecting element (first being nut/saddle) for flamenco players probably. The best is the same old wooden one, plastic second, and metal third for me. Ever since I have been reluctant to attach a tuner on the head.Īnd most notably, the weight of the capo also affects a lot. I once tried to experiment for the heck of it, with a wood clamp hanging on the different parts of head and it became a totally different and unplayable instrument (head-heavy). I initially was changing for different esthetics but it turned out to be quite a serious business. I further tried different tuner buttons and fixing screws to arrive at my present setting. I had bought a 10EUR set as a band-aid measure for a broken set that was much heavier than the replacement to see the sonic envelope totally different before/after results.Ī little later I found a set with ball bearings but slightly lighter than the second last set (because the base plate is thinner/shorter). I am not any luthier, but I suspect, it may be because of the head/saddle inertia balance, solely or partially. It changes quite drastically but not so much as bridges/saddles in my experience. ![]()
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